Business Basics for Teenagers Worksheet
Business tip (Revenue in, profit left): Sole trader: one owner, keeps all the profit, owes the debts, simplest to start. Company: a separate legal body, owned by shareholders, run by directors, owners’ risk limited. Revenue = price × number sold. Profit = revenue − costs, so costs = revenue − profit. Teens run a business with adult help; tax and legal questions go to an adult or an expert.
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- 1.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 2.A small business sells 21 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹190. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 15.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹375 and a profit of ₹355. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 17.A small business sells 24 fruit cups at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 20.A small business sells 12 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 50 friendship bands at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business sells 54 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 38 fruit cups at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹880 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 28.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 29.A small business sells 30 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹990. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 31.A small business sells 49 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 19 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 35.A small business sells 40 clay diyas at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.A small business sells 32 jute bags at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 38 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1025 and a profit of ₹875. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- 70
- profit
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- a company
- revenue
- one owner runs it
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- True
- 230
- owners’ risk is limited
- 20
- owner keeps all profit
- 960
- True
- its shareholders
- 600
- 480
- profit
- 1890
- 1900
- profit
- 650
- a separate legal body
- False
- 510
- run by directors
- 410
- 445
- False
- only with adult help
- 1000
- a sole trader
- 1080
- 570
- a company
- 150
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